Patents by Inventor Chiu-Lin Yao

Chiu-Lin Yao has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20150198323
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lighting-emitting device comprising a first light-emitting chip emitting a first light; a second light-emitting chip emitting a second light having a wavelength longer than that of the first light; and a heat sink nearer the second light-emitting chip than the first light-emitting chip, wherein the light-emitting device is operated from a cold state to a hot state, and a temperature of the second light-emitting chip is lower than that of the first light-emitting chip at the hot state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chang-Ju HO, Chiu-Lin YAO
  • Publication number: 20150194586
    Abstract: A light-emitting device is disclosed. The light-emitting device comprises a supportive substrate; a first light-emitting element and a second light-emitting element on the supportive substrate, wherein the first light-emitting element comprises a transparent layer on the supportive substrate, a first light-emitting stacked layer on the transparent layer, and a plurality of contact parts between the transparent layer and the first light-emitting stacked layer; and the second light-emitting element comprises an electrode and a second light-emitting stacked layer between the electrode and the supportive substrate; and a metal line on the supportive substrate and electrically connecting the electrode and one of the contact parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Shih-I CHEN, Chia-Liang HSU, Tzu-Chieh HSU, Han-Min WU, Ye-Ming HSU, Chien-Fu HUANG, Chao-Hsing CHEN, Chiu-Lin YAO, Hsin-Mao LIU, Chien-Kai CHUNG
  • Patent number: 9054278
    Abstract: Disclosed are a lighting apparatus and its driving method. A disclosed lighting apparatus comprises a blue light-emitting diode die, a red light-emitting diode die, an electrical-connection structure connecting the blue light-emitting diode die and the red light-emitting diode die and having a correlated color temperature TN. A disclosed driving method of a lighting apparatus comprising operating a blue light-emitting diode emitting a first color light with an electrical power WB consumed and operating a red light-emitting diode die emitting a second color light with an electrical power WR consumed, respectively. Then, the correlated color temperature of the lighting apparatus is about TN, and a power ratio RW, the ratio of WB over WR, is about between 7.67*ln(TN)?56.6 and 5.01*ln(TN)?37.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chiu-Lin Yao
  • Patent number: 9012948
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes a supportive substrate; a reflective layer formed on the supportive substrate; a transparent layer formed on the reflective layer; a light-emitting stacked layer formed on the transparent layer; an etching-stop layer formed between the transparent layer and the reflective layer; and a plurality of contact parts formed between the light-emitting stacked layer and the transparent layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-I Chen, Chia-Liang Hsu, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Han-Min Wu, Ye-Ming Hsu, Chien-Fu Huang, Chao-Hsing Chen, Chiu-Lin Yao, Hsin-Mao Liu, Chien-Kai Chun
  • Patent number: 8994052
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a first semiconductor layer; an active layer formed on the first semiconductor layer; a second semiconductor layer formed on the active layer; and a first pad formed on the second semiconductor layer, wherein the second semiconductor layer comprises a first region right under the first pad and a plurality of voids formed in the first region, wherein the region outside the first region in the second semiconductor layer is devoid of voids, and an area of the first region is smaller than that of the first pad in top view and the area of the first pad is smaller than that of the second semiconductor layer in top view, and the light emitted from the active layer is extracted from a top surface of the second semiconductor layer opposite the first semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Fu Shen, Chao-Hsing Chen, Chien-Fu Huang, Shih-I Chen, Chiu-Lin Yao, Chia-Liang Hsu, Chen Ou
  • Publication number: 20150085468
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention discloses a light-emitting device. The light-emitting device includes a light source configured to emit a first light at a first high temperature; and an optical element, distant from the light source, configured to generate a second light in response to an irradiation of the first light, and reach a second high temperature higher than the first high temperature under the irradiation of the first light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Chiu-Lin YAO, Ming-Chi HSU, Been-Yu LIAW
  • Publication number: 20140362565
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses a light-emitting device. The light-emitting device comprises: a first electrode part; a second electrode part; a third electrode part, spaced apart from the first electrode part and the second electrode part; and a light-emitting unit partially covering the first electrode part and the second electrode part and fully covering the second electrode part, the light-emitting unit having a conductive structure contacting the second electrode part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Chiu-Lin YAO, Min-Hsun HSIEH, Been-Yu LIAW, Wei-Chiang HU, Po-Hung LAI, Chun-Hung LIU, Shih-An LIAO, Yu-His SUNG, Ming-Chi HSU
  • Patent number: 8901811
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention discloses a light-emitting device including a first light source, a second light source, and an optical element. The first light source is configured to emit a first light at a first low temperature and a first high temperature, and has a first hot/cold factor. The second light source is configured to emit a second light at the first low temperature and the first high temperature, and has a second hot/cold factor. The optical element is configured to generate a third light by the excitation of the first light, and reach a second high temperature higher than the first high temperature under the irradiation of the first light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Chiu-Lin Yao, Ming-Chi Hsu, Been-Yu Liaw
  • Patent number: 8890178
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes a monolithic understructure including a first surface and a second surface different from the first surface; a plurality of light-emitting structure units disposed on the second surface; and a trench formed on a portion of the first surface and between the plurality of light-emitting structure units, wherein a height of the portion of the first surface is greater than a height of the second surface measured from a bottom of the monolithic understructure, and the portion of the first surface is exposed by the trench.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Fu Huang, Chao-Hsing Chen, Chiu-Lin Yao, Hsin-Mao Liu, Chien-Kai Chung
  • Patent number: 8847248
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes: a carrier; a light-emitting structure formed on the carrier, wherein the light-emitting structure has a first surface facing the carrier, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and an active layer between the first surface and the second surface; a plurality of first trenches extended from the first surface and passing through the active layer so a plurality of light-emitting units is defined; and a plurality of second trenches extended from the second surface and passing through the active layer of each of the plurality of light-emitting units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Fu Huang, Chao-Hsing Chen, Chiu-Lin Yao, Hsin-Mao Liu, Chien-Kai Chung
  • Patent number: 8791029
    Abstract: A stamp having a nanoscale structure and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The stamp includes a substrate, a buffer layer, and a nanoscale stamp layer. The method comprises forming a buffer layer on the substrate, and forming a stamp layer having a nanoscale structure on the buffer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Chiu-Lin Yao, Ta-Cheng Hsu, Min-Hsun Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8759848
    Abstract: The application provides a light-emitting device, comprising a substrate; a plurality of first light-emitting diode units on the substrate, wherein every first light-emitting diode unit has a first electrode structure; and a plurality of second light-emitting diode units among the plurality of first light-emitting diode units, wherein every second light-emitting diode unit has a second electrode structure. The second electrode structure of the second light-emitting diode unit is flipped over and electrically connected with the adjacent first electrode structure of the first light-emitting diode unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Chao-Hsing Chen, Chien-Kai Chung, Hsin-Mao Liu, Chiu-Lin Yao, Chien-Fu Huang
  • Publication number: 20140159090
    Abstract: A light-emitting device is disclosed and comprises: a semiconductor stack; a transparent substrate comprising a first material; a bonding layer which bonds the semiconductor stack and the transparent substrate; and a medium in the transparent substrate, the medium comprising a second material different from the first material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chien-Fu HUANG, Chiu-Lin YAO
  • Publication number: 20140131749
    Abstract: Disclosed are a lighting apparatus and its driving method. A disclosed lighting apparatus comprises a blue light-emitting diode die, a red light-emitting diode die, an electrical-connection structure connecting the blue light-emitting diode die and the red light-emitting diode die and having a correlated color temperature TN. A disclosed driving method of a lighting apparatus comprising operating a blue light-emitting diode emitting a first color light with an electrical power WB consumed and operating a red light-emitting diode die emitting a second color light with an electrical power WR consumed, respectively. Then, the correlated color temperature of the lighting apparatus is about TN, and a power ratio RW, the ratio of WB over WR, is about between 7.67*ln(TN)?56.6 and 5.01*ln(TN)?37.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventor: Chiu-Lin Yao
  • Patent number: 8704257
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes a light-emitting stack for emitting light and a substrate structure including: a first substrate disposed under the light-emitting stack and having a first surface facing the light-emitting stack; and a second substrate disposed under the light-emitting stack and having a second surface facing the light-emitting stack; and a reflective layer formed between the first substrate and the second substrate and having an inclined angle not perpendicular to the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-i Chen, Chia-Liang Hsu, Chiu-Lin Yao, Tzu-Chieh Hsu, Chien-Fu Huang
  • Publication number: 20140103376
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a light-emitting device. The light-emitting device comprises: a substrate having a first patterned unit; and a light-emitting stack on the substrate and having an active layer with a first surface; wherein the first patterned unit, protruding in a direction from the substrate to the light-emitting stack, has side surfaces abutting with each other and substantially non-parallel to the first surface in cross-sectional view, and has a non-polygon shape in top view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: EPISTAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chen Ou, Chiu-Lin Yao
  • Patent number: D702371
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Chiu-Lin Yao, Ming-Chi Hsu, Been-Yu Liaw
  • Patent number: D719685
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Chiu-Lin Yao, Been-Yu Liaw, Wei-Chiang Hu
  • Patent number: D723719
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Been-Yu Liaw, Chiu-Lin Yao, Ming-Chi Hsu, Chang Ju Ho, Wei-Chiang Hu
  • Patent number: D725818
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Epistar Corporation
    Inventors: Chiu-Lin Yao, Ming-Chi Hsu, Been-Yu Liaw